Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Australia in 2023 — 15.85%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.15 pp.
2000–2023 · % of health expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.85 | +0.72 pp |
| 2022 | 15.13 | +0.67 pp |
| 2021 | 14.46 | −0.77 pp |
| 2020 | 15.23 | +0.22 pp |
| 2019 | 15.02 | −1.47 pp |
| 2018 | 16.48 | +0.17 pp |
| 2017 | 16.31 | −0.32 pp |
| 2016 | 16.63 | −0.28 pp |
| 2015 | 16.92 | −0.93 pp |
| 2014 | 17.85 | −1.68 pp |
| 2013 | 19.53 | −0.41 pp |
| 2012 | 19.93 | +0.76 pp |
| 2011 | 19.17 | −0.58 pp |
| 2010 | 19.75 | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 19.05 | +0.01 pp |
| 2008 | 19.04 | +0.04 pp |
| 2007 | 19 | −0.75 pp |
| 2006 | 19.75 | +0.11 pp |
| 2005 | 19.64 | +0.42 pp |
| 2004 | 19.22 | +0.07 pp |
| 2003 | 19.15 | −0.77 pp |
| 2002 | 19.92 | −0.52 pp |
| 2001 | 20.44 | −0.56 pp |
| 2000 | 21 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
New Zealand
12.6
Australia
15.85
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
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